FA Cup 4th Round
Old Trafford
Sunday 27 January; KO: 14:00 BST
Replay: Sun, 17 Feb; KO: 14:00 BST
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Manchester United's
Paul Scholes
is poised to rejoin the squad to face Tottenham following knee surgery.
Anderson is available after missing the victory against Reading because of a domestic matter, but Louis Saha (knee) and Gary Neville (ankle) are still out.
Pascal Chimbonda is suspended for Tottenham and striker Darren Bent is still out with a knee injury.
Also sidelined for the visitors are Benoit-Assou Ekotto (knee), Gareth Bale (foot) and Anthony Gardner (ankle).
(from):
Van der Sar, Kuszczak
Brown, O'Shea, Simpson, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra
Fletcher, Nani, Park, Scholes, Ronaldo, Anderson, Carrick, Hargreaves, Giggs
Rooney, Saha, Tevez
(from):
Cerny, Robinson, Stalteri, Gunter, Lee, King, Dawson, Kaboul, Jenas, Rocha, Huddlestone, Tainio, Boateng, O'Hara, Taarabt, Defoe, Berbatov, Keane.
Tottenham blasted five past Arsenal in mid-week but haven't won at Old Trafford since 1989.
Sir Alex will surely be confident heading into Sunday's FA Cup fourth round tie.
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Form guide:
Spurs supporters are on a high after beating Arsenal for the first time in nine years in the Carling Cup semi final. In fact,
Juande Ramos' team haven't lost in any competition since New Year's Day.
The Reds, meanwhile, are also on top form, with Reading, Newcastle, Aston Villa and Birmingham all among the recent scalps.
Ins and outs:
Anderson should return to United's midfield (compassionate leave), while there's a remote chance Paul Scholes (knee) could make his first appearance since November.
Spurs came through their mid-week test unscathed but are still without Darren Bent (knee) and Gareth Bale (ankle).
Antony Gardner (ankle) could return to the defence.
Star men:
Jermaine Jenas
stood out in Spurs' win over Arsenal but the spotlight on Sunday will undoubtedly be on striker
Dimitar Berbatov
He's the danger man, and the reason
Nemanja Vidic
will need to be at his best if United are to progess in the competition.
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BIG-MATCH FACTS
against
is one of three ties that will see a Premier League club through and one join the nine to have already fallen by the wayside from the third round.
Since 1984-85, Manchester United have played 110 FA Cup ties, and only been knocked out by Premier League clubs on 16 occasions
(that includes the two finals won by Southampton and Arsenal after penalty shoot-outs).
These clubs have won the cup 19 times between them;
United, a record 11 times, Spurs eight.
The League ladder
Manchester United are 10 places higher than Tottenham in the Premier League table.
Premiership Table:
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Current form
• Won the last four with an aggregate of 11-0;
and the last 11 at Old Trafford (all comps), since the 0-2 reverse to Coventry in the third round of the Carling Cup on 26 September.
• Not lost nor conceded one goal in 2008, since West Ham prevailed 2-1 at Upton Park in the Premier League on 29 December.
Recent FA Cup performance
• Last season's runners-up are the most successful club in the history of the competition,
reaching the final on an unparalleled 18 occasions.
The Manager
• Won the cup five times under
Sir Alex Ferguson
who has led out the side for the final on eight occasions.
FA Cup fact
Eric Cantona
was the first player to score two penalties in an FA Cup final.
His spot kicks accounted for 50% of United's goals in the 4-0 victory over Chelsea at Wembley in 1994.
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Current form
• Won the last three, after four games without victory (all comps).
Recent FA Cup performance
• Quarter-finalists in three of the last six seasons, including last year.
The Manager
Juande Ramos
coached Sevilla to last season's Spanish Cup.
FA Cup fact
• Tottenham are the only non-league club to win the FA Cup.
They lifted the trophy as a Southern League side 107 years ago, and in so doing also became the first non-leaguers to knock out the holders,
defeating Bury 2-1 in the second round on 23 February 1901.
HEAD TO HEAD
All competitions
This is the 164th competitive meeting;
Manchester United have won the last four and are unbeaten in 13 (won 11, drawn two - all Premier League).
Spurs' last victory was 3-1 at White Hart Lane on 19 May 2001.
The Londoners have not won at the Theatre of Dreams in 19 visits since a 0-1 top-flight triumph on 16 December 1989.
FA Cup
This is the ninth time these clubs have been drawn together in the competition.
Tottenham lead by five wins to three, but United won the most recent 2-0, at home in the third round in 1997 when Paul Scholes and David Beckham were their scorers.
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